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Effects of the carbon nanotube distribution on the macroscopic stiffness

Afrooz, Iman Eslami and Ochsner, Andreas and Rahmandoust, Moones (2012) Effects of the carbon nanotube distribution on the macroscopic stiffness. Computational Materials Science, 51 (1). pp. 422-429. ISSN 0927-0256

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.commatsci.2011.08.003

Abstract

Having extremely high stiffness and low specific weight, carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have been known recently as perfect reinforcing fibers in nanotechnology. They can improve the stiffness and strength of nanocomposites by being used as reinforcing elements for example in polymer matrices. The corresponding properties of the fibers and matrix, such as volume fraction and aspect ratio are some of the significant factors in the characterization of mechanical properties of CNT reinforced composites. In recent years, the way in which fibers are distributed inside the matrix, in terms of randomness, has introduced another important factor in characterizing the mechanical properties of such composites.

Item Type:Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:Materials science
Subjects:T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
Divisions:Mechanical Engineering
ID Code:46901
Deposited By: Haliza Zainal
Deposited On:22 Jun 2015 05:56
Last Modified:26 Sep 2017 07:24

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